Chennai: A few party flags hang limp in the summer heat, a lone campaign lorry blaring DMK govt’s achievements crawls along the Tiruvannamalai–Kallakurichi road near Melkachirapattu, and the occasional wall bears fading AIADMK and BJP symbols. Even during election season, Tiruvannamalai is a town weighed down by everyday concerns. Residents say long-pending issues such as…
Chennai: The campaign trail in Tamil Nadu has become a masterclass in endurance, with a ‘silver guard’ of veterans in their 80s and 90s defying the 42°C heat to lead the charge towards the April 23 poll. At 87, DMK’s Duraimurugan, a 10-time winner and the undefeated ‘champion’ of Katpadi for 30 years, hits the…
Chennai: Candidates of four major parties in Sholinganallur constituency took a short break from their campaign on Saturday. Residents asked tough questions to the sitting MLA S Aravind Ramesh about unfulfilled promises, including the one of piped water supply to houses. Other aspiring candidates were asked to give a roadmap for one of the fastest-growing…
Chennai: Strict action will be taken against establishments that fail to grant paid leave to employees on April 23, the polling day in the state, the labour commissioner said in a release on Saturday.On the instructions of the Election Commission of India, all employers in the state — including industrial establishments, IT companies, shops and…
Chennai: TVK president Joseph Vijay on Saturday alleged that efforts were underway to confuse people through various means during the election period.In a post on X, he said such attempts were not new but that it was the cadres’ duty to remain alert. He accused the DMK govt of using officials to interfere with his…
DMK is facing a ‘double-engine’ referendum in Thiru Vi Ka Nagar constituency. The constituency was represented by Thayagam Kavi alias P Sivakumar in the assembly and R Priya as mayor in Greater Chennai Corporation. Taking on DMK is AIADMK’s Porkodi Armstrong, who is working on a caste consolidation and rekindling memories of her husband’s murder….
Chennai: A newborn baby girl was found abandoned in a toilet at a private scan centre near the Kancheepuram govt general hospital on Friday, and police launched a search for the 17-year-old mother who left the premises after delivery. Scan centre staff informed Sivakanchi police, who reached the spot and initiated an inquiry. The infant…
Chennai: A crash-landing of an Indian Air Force (IAF) aircraft at Pune airport late on Friday night triggered widespread disruption to flight services from Chennai airport, leading to diversions, cancellations and chaos among passengers.An Air India Express flight that departed Chennai at 10.05pm with 162 passengers on board was unable to land in Pune and…
Chennai: Applications for admissions under the Right to Education (RTE) Act for 2026-27 will begin on Monday and education department has instructed schools to open the online application window.Parents can apply online at rte.tnschools.gov.in between April 20 and May 18. Parents unable to apply online may visit the respective schools or education offices, where internet,…
CHENNAI: PMK president Anbumani Ramadoss has launched a blistering attack on chief minister M K Stalin, accusing him of committing a “historic betrayal” against women by orchestrating the defeat in Lok Sabha of a Constitution Amendment Bill for 33% women’s reservation.In a statement that drew sharp parallels between the chief minister and historical dictators, Anbumani…
